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George Roop vs. Josh Grispi on Tap for TUF 13 Finale

UFC Featherweights, George Roop and Josh Grispi are both determined to put their recent losses behind them by battling each other June 4th at the TUF 13 Finale.
Grispi suffered a stunning loss to virtually unknown, Dustin Poirier who took their UFC 125 fight on short notice when Grispi’s slated title-fight against champion, Jose Aldo was scrapped […]

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UFC Featherweights, George Roop and Josh Grispi are both determined to put their recent losses behind them by battling each other June 4th at the TUF 13 Finale.

Grispi suffered a stunning loss to virtually unknown, Dustin Poirier who took their UFC 125 fight on short notice when Grispi’s slated title-fight against champion, Jose Aldo was scrapped due to a neck disk injury incurred by Aldo. Many expected Grispi who was 4-0 in the WEC to walk through Poirier and were shocked when Grispi was manhandled for 3 rounds and dropped a Unanimous Decision to Poirier who had been 1-1 in the WEC. Now Poirier is on the fast-track as a contender to beat in the Featherweight division and Grispi is likely a few fights away from getting back into title-shot contention.

Meanwhile, George Roop who faced Mark Hominick back in January at UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 and was looking to ruin plans for a UFC 129 co-headlining event of Hominick vs. Aldo was devastated when his fight against Hominick was stopped due to TKO punches in the first round. Roop had been on an impressive streak of his own with a Fight of the Night match against brawler, Leonard Garcia that ended in a Draw and a subsequent KO victory over Chan Sung Jung.

Now both Roop and Grispi find themselves hungrily in the middle of the pack of UFC Featherweights as former Lightweights Tyson Griffin and Kenny Florian move into their division and this is no one’s fight to lose.

Conviction Carano Coming Back to the Cage (VIDEO)

Some say a true fighter can’t stay away for long, and though Gina Carano took a long hiatus from the cage since her only professional loss to Christiane “Cyborg” Santos in 2009, Carano is ready to return and avenge that blemish. Carano said at Saturday’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva event:
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Some say a true fighter can’t stay away for long, and though Gina Carano took a long hiatus from the cage since her only professional loss to Christiane “Cyborg” Santos in 2009, Carano is ready to return and avenge that blemish. Carano said at Saturday’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva event:

“I felt that I needed to settle the score for myself,” she said. “I need to get back in there for me.”

Carano says she plans to return “soon” as she has completed filming in her first starring role for the Steven Soderbergh film, “Haywire” but did not say where she is training specifically, except that she is training in Las Vegas. Conviction is known to be a part of team Xtreme Couture, which is based in Las Vegas. Watch the video interview with Carano talking about her return below:

“Big Foot” Silva Dominates Fedor in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix (VIDEO)

It was a shocking loss suffered by Fedor Emelianenko in tonight’s Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament. Though many felt the first round was even between Fedor and Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. It was clear Silva dominated the “The Last Emperor” throughout the entire second round, leading to a TKO stoppage before going into the third. […]

It was a shocking loss suffered by Fedor Emelianenko in tonight’s Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament. Though many felt the first round was even between Fedor and Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. It was clear Silva dominated the “The Last Emperor” throughout the entire second round, leading to a TKO stoppage before going into the third. This is Fedor’s second loss in a row, bringing his record to 32-3-0 with 1 No Contest. Watch video highlights of their fight below:


Andrei Arlovski also lost against Sergei Kharitonov via KO in the first round. Arlovski has now lost his last four fights.

Natasha Wicks Baywatch Beach Babe Pictorial Brings You the Fix Friday Link Dump

UFC 129 in Toronto which features the Main Event: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields has hit an “uprecedented 42K in ticket sales” in four minutes according to ESPN: here.
It’s official, Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans II will co-headline the UFC 130 card. Thiago Silva admits to failing his UFC 125 drug test but […]

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UFC 129 in Toronto which features the Main Event: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields has hit an “uprecedented 42K in ticket sales” in four minutes according to ESPN: here.

It’s official, Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans II will co-headline the UFC 130 card. Thiago Silva admits to failing his UFC 125 drug test but denies using a banned substance: here.

Jay Hieron will meet Anthony Lapsley at Bellator 35. Hieron is replacing an injured Steve Carl. Find more information on Bellator 35: here.

Watch Ariel Helwani’s “Best of UFC 126 Interviews“ video, which includes Steven Seagal: here.

A new documentary highlighting the life and career of the late Evan Dunham will soon be released. Watch an excerpt from the film, with Chael Sonnen calling Dunham “irresponsible”: here.

You can watch the trailer for the Evan Dunham based documentary titled, “Once I Was A Champion” which features several UFC fighters, as well as Dana White: here.

Check out Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva Weigh-In results: here.

Dont’ forget to tune into Showtime Network this Saturday night for the first round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov. You can place your bets by clicking the icons in the Odds Side Bar on our Home Page.

More pictures of Natasha Wicks from her Baywatch beach photoshoot this past weekend (before she got banged up) below: